Oh, give me land, lots of land Under starry skies above Don't fence me in Let me ride through the wide open country that I love Don't fence me in Let me be by myself in the evening breeze And listen to the murmur of the cottonwood trees Send me off forever, but I ask you please Don't fence me in Just turn me loose, let me straddle my old saddle underneath the western sky On my caillous, let me wander over yonder till I see the mountains rise I want a ride to the ridge where the west commences And gaze at the moon till I lose my senses And I can't look at hobbles, and I can't stand fences Don't fence me in Oh, give me land, lots of land Under starry skies Don't fence me in Let me ride through the wide open country that I love Don't fence me in Let me be by myself in the evening breeze And listen to the murmur of the cottonwood trees Send me off forever, but I ask you please Don't fence me in Just turn me loose, let me straddle my old saddle underneath the western skies On my caillous, let me wander over yonder till I see the mountains rise I want a ride to the ridge where the west commences And gaze at the moon till I lose my senses And I can't look at hobbles, and I can't stand fences Don't fence me in Papa, don't you fence me in